Chance spinner device



sept. 2'1,y 194s. J, H, BIEH; 2,449,762

CHANCE SPINNER DEVICE v v Inventor l Jan #6222; @zieh/4 WWW u' 21, `1948. l 1, H BlEHL 2,449,762

CHANCE SPINER DEVICE Y Filed March 15, 1944 s sheets-sheet 2 u 46 fj Z /45 4.a' Y if' ,9 Y I 44 iZ p i t 4a' o 4, a mo 47 I Jawn s a 46\ I r11/entor- Sept. 21, 1948. J. H. BI'EHL. 2,449,762l

CHANCE SPINNER DEVICE l Filed March 15, 1944 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 Inventor 2 .dn Henry z'e/ V A 549, WW/amfgm Patented Sept. 21, 1948 UNITED STATES "PATENT `OFFICE `I `f2,.449,7ea I I CHANCE SPINNER DEVICE Jahn Henry Bieiil, Westmont, N. .L p Application March 15, 1944,` `Seriall N o. `526,529

constituting the game-board, this having a suiti ably'depicted baseball diamond thereoniand being provided with coacting and properly coordinated accessories for lscoring and for enabling the participants to conveniently designate and tally the plays and scoring points. l

More specically the aforementioned preferred embodiment of the invention ischaracterized by a gameboard having a marginal frame-work atop the same, projectible and retractible charts `for indicating vand evaluating the scores, and novel impact operated spinner means mounted on said board and actuated through the medium of sim--` ple and expedient operating elements and members. Y

Inaddition to the assemblage comprising the gameboard and other parts just comprehended', I have in mindthe provision of several diierent types of individual knocker operated spinners which, While directly attachable to `thebaseor gameboard, `are in many instances, separately used. A i

Other features and advantages will become more readily apparent from the following description and the accompanying illustrative drawings.`

In the drawings, wherein like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughoutthe same: i

Figure 1 is'a top plan view of'the'complete structural assemblage comprising a combination of the gameboard suitably charted and diagrammed, this provided with its associated and controlled spinner type scoring` device, andscore evaluating panels for the participants.

Figure 1A is a fragmentary side elevational view of the upper right-hand corner of the structural assemblage seen in Figure 1.

Figure 2 is an elevational view of a knockertype spinner and scoring device `which maybe made as a part of the base or independently used, as desired.

Figure 3 is a side or end elevation oftheassemblage seen in Figure 2. I

Figure 4 is an exploded perspective view of oneof the ball-equipped yrotors in the` spinner device.

Figure 5 is an elevational view similarftofFilg 5.4 omiis. (c1. 27e-iss) ure 2 showinga simplied spinner with the modi` fied features..

Figure 6 is a side elevational view of the typ of spinner disclosed in Figure 5.

Figure .7 isai fragmentary sectionaland elevational view 'of a modified form of knockerequipped spinner. i i

-Figure 8`is a view like Figure 7sho`wing a slightly diiferent arrangement.

Attentionis first directed to the complete game `apparatusor combination structure depicted in Figures 1 and 1A."

`The gameboard comprises a suitable substantially rectangular base 9 of appropriate material and dimensions. `A simple Vgameboard supported onrisers orthe like as shown in Figure 1A will do. Atop the .board and around the marginal portions `I provide frame rails IIJ, II, I2 and I3. The rails III;` II and I2 are fixedly mounted in place. The rail I3 is a removable partand is insertedbetween the ends of the two rails I0 and I2 merely to form a racking frame to accommodate the men or playing `pieces I4. I take advantage of these marginally arranged elevated rallsto define a pen in which the entire parts or accessories can be racked and stored when not in use. .'Ihis is a. feature of compactness and convenience worthy ofnote. Iniactual play the part I3 can, if desired, be removed. The baseball diamond I5 isof any suitable Vform or type. The rails IIJ, I l and I2 are provided with a multiplicity of sockets I6 `for the pegs 1I4 and these are arranged in proper groups and have indicia associated therewith `such as, for example, outs balls and strikes and so on. The special sockets lll are so-c'alled parking holes forthe pegsnthatiatwhen thepegs are `not movably in play.' When thepegs are in play they are placed inthe sockets or holes I6. Inasmuch as I do not make any special claim to the arrangement of sockets: and pegs, I do not deem it necessary to dwell on these'phases. In fact, the legends on the drawings are Iseli-explanatory.

TheV numerals I8 and I9 designate slidable shelves orA panels. These are mounted in proper gudesinot detailed) .on the lunderside of the gameboard. In practice,` each participant, one to represent 4thehome team and the other tlievisitl ing team use these charted panels I8 and I9 individually; That is to say, when one team is in at bat,thepanel I8 is projected for use. The other panelat this stageis slid in and concealed so `as to avoid confusion. In practice, I utilize certain white and blue marker balls as will .beihereinafter seen and this`accounts for the group relationship of White and colored balls depicted on the panels I8 and I9.

The knocker-type spinner device or unit is referred to generally by the numeral 20 and this is removably supported on the rear end of the base board.. It comprises a substantially U- shaped frame Whose base portion 2| (See Figure 1A) is oi dovetailed form to slip removably into a dovetailed keyway or slot 2.2 in the base Aboard. A horizontal shaft 23 between thek upper lends oi" the frame uprights 24 serves to support a plurality of rotors 25. Each rotor comprises a rod 2,6

secured intermediate its ends to the rotary shaft 23. The rod is provided with fixed stopelemni in the form of balls 27 and 28, these being` lo-,

cated at the extreme outer ends. l-So-called blue and White indicator: balls 29.and.30;are shiftably mounted on the respective rods between the hub portion and the stop balls 21 and -28 on the outer ends of said rod. Incidentally, the construction of therotors.y .willbe betterrbrought out in some oi the other forms of theillventiri to ibe hereinafter .described. `:The .eknoclier 10.0111- prises a panel or-.padd'le"13Iszrockablymountedfbee tween the.v lower portionuof:ithe'rU-shapedirame, this having a buffer or bumper f3.2 whichswings in an arcuate path to strike eitherrofthecimpaot ballsv 21 or 28. Thispaddle.3,lufiszretained ,in :an out-of-the-way position by`.a;f rubber*bandzr vthe like i '.33 :anchored 1in an v`adapter' 'post-"$4 :onthe framestruoture. The rocker shaft Whichcarries the paddle also is provided Withxa rocker 'arm l35 to which a' exilecordiris' connected. :Thisicord istrained lbeneath :the vsheazvefo'r'pulley :321 mounted Von one sideof thezbaseboard, theifreezendof ther cordpassing through aiguide -holefin awguide block Yorfequivalent.member 31".:on the front p0rtion of the baseboard. At vthisifpoiniffand.onthe extreme free endi-of the cordfis az-rubberballr which constitutes-1 a -finger-grip. Obviously, lby catching hold of this .ball's38 and .apullinglthe cord inithe :direction.offtheuseryzthe paddle 3J is drawn .to a .positionfagainst thef'ztension vof ithe rubber lband 433wto :strikefone of the rotors, orsall of fthe rotors" 25 simultaneously. "When v.the'fs'tring is y.released the .rubber .rnger-gripping-iball ,.38 serves as a bumpervtostrikefagainst the-guider 3 'l'. Asib'efore indicated'ithe operation :of fthe-spinner device will .-become'imore evident'ffrom'. ther-,following description .1a-nd :'drawings.' :So dal',` `1I rhave covered the combinationvof .th'ez'playingboardf 9, the projectible v'and retractible charting `:panelsv I8 and 19, suitable spinnerrmeans 'detachably mounted on `the board, .andJoperatingrmeansfor thepaddlepartof'the-splnnermeans.

In vorder to better appreciate l.the:construction and functioning fot one of f' `the'fspinrier devices, the multiple -rotortype Iz'direct attentionmow .to the .form of theinvention sseen. incFig'uresr2 and 3. The.; device as a unit is'1 denotedbyfthe numeral .5139. ItY comprises a base Ul-.Withly vertical uprights'l rising therefrom, there .being a '110131Zontal. fixed shaft l2 in the upper ends-offsaidxuprights. vvThe various' rotor f. elements 43":a're' freely'rotaftable'on thisfshaft and fareheldapa'rt byifspacing sleeves 44. Eachirotor comprises, as:.;b'ef;Qr3e indicatedpa rodJlS havin-g 'xedly mounted impact and check balls-'54 5. and .4 1: Aat. opposite outer. ends.. rTher-eI is ;a sleeve formi-ng: a hub ,arrlenfilfuer.48-y 1on -t-he entral portion of therod45.-andshaft 2.412. The iireely shiftable or slidableiballs, which-arein vdieet-.the scoring indicators are denoted byithegnuineralsfA-S and 150. .The numeral ,1,49 .f designatese vfwhite ball and'tlea ffzblue ball. Thesecolors (grepresented by WQ-and B)-;serve;to distpguishithe indicator elements and the scoring is determined when the balls 49 are at rest in the upper position seen in Figure 2. In other words, the hanging lower balls 50 do not count. Or to put it other- Wise, if the spinners all come to rest as shown in the position seen in Figure 2, there are three white balls 49 and one blue `ball 5S in proper sequence. By referring to the scoring panel or chart KI9 (see Figure ,1) and with reference to I4 it will be seen that this particular play'represents a bunt or sacrifice. "The knocker comprises a simple inverted U-shaped Wire frame 5| swingably mounted between the uprights. The pull cord 52 is at- "ifahesiafone end to the knocker frame (some- 1i5' times also ref-,erred to as an impact element), saidicord passing through the upright or post 53 aand4 carrying the Vrubber inger-gripping and shock absorbing bumper ball 54. The knocker frame-'is' held in the position seen in Figure 3 by a rubber band or the like 55 anchored on the horizontaliprojec'tionfor,adapter-pin 456 carried bythe tchingahold of the ball `54 Bye imply-zc ullmg f ring t5 2 in a directionirorn right'to-fleft ein -iigure ,3 and letting Igo of same, the rubber band 55 serves to snap the knocker irame["gagainsttheyarious rotorsd. Or more directly; fthe :drame icomes liuto i contact. With the impact receiving-balls for' stop elements lll (see @gime-72). of thyself-righting devicesor rotors '.413 :,-spil amil-nd somewhat independently and.A eventually come -to Irest and the score indicatinsballsfi -orqil-,aas .the Case maybe) at the top designate theqresultsof Athe then' completed operationi 'fin Eiguresrfuand 6, 1I f show a simplified jsingle spinner.'r 1 This:y comprises an appropriate ybase 51 and aaniadapter: gf'rarneli to accommodate the rotor 59. This is fthe-'samedn construction as thefzrotorsialready described and, therefore, the same Lref'erencesnumerals .apply to .corresponding parts.v Thefonlypoint'ztoibe'brought out in` connection with these two figures is the different typeofimpactimeansemployed. That Vis to say, I find fitanoirehandndesirable in certain instances toffiuseoa rubber bandifwhich is anchored at Elson.1onef.end:soltheibase; the f'reeend of said bandbeing Afprovided'awithfr a-nger-gripping V.ball swhiehfi-s graspedas shown in dotted lines and released so that it then becomes a spring-.propelledcprojectile. iThisJis aimed "at the rotorto strike dtrand;'spiniitaround 2in ythe manner indicatedrbyl arrows.

In Figure '7, a diierent type of spring 63 .is used fior .factuatingvthe .impact or `knocker frame 51|,s'once1ftherpull`cord 52 =.is released. In Figure 8, I simply use a coiled spring 64. Otherwise, the:fconstruct'ions:arev the' same. I have shown theisinglefand multiplespinnerdevices to illustratethe soopefi" thelinventionand the claims are'itobe iinterpreted accordingly.

.Itis'uthoughtS'thatipersons skilledA in fthe art to which thefinventionfrelates will be Vable to (libtainzz` a1 clear understanding ofv the invention aterrzconsidering :the 'description in 'connection invention, what is shaft included in said upright means, a spinner rotatable through 360 on said shaft, a frame rockably mounted on the upright means, a pull-cord connected to and for actuating the frame in one direction, and spring means anchored on the base and attached with the frame for actuating said frame in an opposite direction.

2. In a game apparatus of the class described, a base, vertical uprights on said base, a horizontal shaft between said uprights, a spinner mounted freely for rotation through 360 on said shaft, an impact frame rockably mounted on and between said uprights, spring means attached thereto and anchored on said base, a pull-cord attached t0 said impact frame, a post on said base, a resilient ball on the free end of the cord engageable with the post in the manner and for the purposes described.

3. Spinner means adapted for use in desighating plays employable in connection with a base-bal1 game apparatus of the class described comprising horizontal base means adapted tobe mounted on or used in connection with a pren scribed base-ball game apparatus of the type shown and described, a pair of Vertical uprights connected to and rising from said base means, a horizontal shaft supported between said uprights, a spinner swingably mounted between its ends on said shaft, said spinner including a rod, shoulder-forming elements secured to the respective outer ends of said rod, indicator balls, said balls being freely slidable on the rod-ends Ibetween the shaft and `shoulder-forming elegments, said rod being freely swingable through a circle of 360, impact means pivotally mounted between the lower portions of the uprights and swingable through an arc and swingable in the path of rotation of the outer ends of said rod, return means for said impact means for returning and retaining said means in a predetermined ready-to-use position, and manual operating means connected with said impact means.

4. The structure as specied in claim 3, said impact means being an inverted substantially U-shaped frame having the free ends of the terminal limbs thereof pivotally mounted in said uprights, the bight portion` of the frame constituting the impact element and being engageable with said spinner.

JOHN HENRY BIEHL.

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